LOTR’s Ian McKellen Name Drops Harry Potter When Explaining Why Gandalf Might Be Recast In The Hunt For Gollum
Points were made. Plenty of franchises have recast major roles before, including the Harry Potter movies. Hogwarts got a new Headmaster after actor Richard Harris died in 2022, making way for l ate actor Michael Gambon to take over the mantle for the rest of the movies. So there's precedent if another Gandalf is brought in by Peter Jackson.